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"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Unlikely Bedfellows: The Ten Strangest, Most Unholy Collaborations in Rock

The news that Lil Wayne and Limp Bizkit had collaborated on a new single, subsequent to Durst and co.'s equally-befuddling signing to Cash Money label, was confusing at best, alarming at worst. (Actual quote from label co-founder Bryan "Birdman" Williams: "We have always admired how they have been a ... More >>

The Writers Block: Tacoma's Hitmaking Ghosts

From behind the curtain, two songwriters are topping the charts. 2012 could be the year they finally get the credit(s) they deserve.

Selena Gomez & The Scene

From behind the curtain, two songwriters are topping the charts. 2012 could be the year they finally get the credit(s) they deserve.

Ten Artists We Can't Stop Listening To, Even Though They're Assholes

We couldn't help but notice that when they released the Grammy nominations last week, neither Kanye West nor Taylor Swift received nods in the Album of the Year category, despite both having released worthy albums within the requisite period. Surely, we can expect a classic Kanye meltdown any minute ... More >>

Pulp Fiction

We couldn't help but notice that when they released the Grammy nominations last week, neither Kanye West nor Taylor Swift received nods in the Album of the Year category, despite both having released worthy albums within the requisite period. Surely, we can expect a classic Kanye meltdown any minute ... More >>

Taylor Swift

We couldn't help but notice that when they released the Grammy nominations last week, neither Kanye West nor Taylor Swift received nods in the Album of the Year category, despite both having released worthy albums within the requisite period. Surely, we can expect a classic Kanye meltdown any minute ... More >>

Ke$ha

We couldn't help but notice that when they released the Grammy nominations last week, neither Kanye West nor Taylor Swift received nods in the Album of the Year category, despite both having released worthy albums within the requisite period. Surely, we can expect a classic Kanye meltdown any minute ... More >>

The New Wave: Extremely High Quality Unofficial Fan Videos

Kanye West and Jay Z - No Church In The Wild (music video) from High5Collective on Vimeo. Just this morning, Los Angeles-based artist collective called High5Collective released an unofficial music video for Jay-Z and Kanye West's "No Church In The Wild" (above), a track from Watch The Throne. Such ... More >>

Dreya Weber: Aerial Pink

Why the biggest names in pop want to get high with Teatro ZinZanni's "Hail Caesar!" star.

Today Reverb Recommends Snubbing Bryan Adams' Music for Your Wedding's First Dance

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of wedding season, so chances are you're going to attend a ceremony this summer if you haven't already. (I've attended three so far; next month would've made four, had it not been unexpectedly called off . . . but that's another story.) Sure, it's great t ... More >>

Madonna's Truth or Dare Is a Lot Less Shocking Than It Was 20 Years Ago

​Although I'm a lifelong Madonna fan, I'd never watched Truth or Dare. But late Wednesday night, it came on VH1 Classic, so I decided I'd watch it until I nodded off in a comfy gray chair in my living room. To my surprise, I made it to the closing credits, and thus had to search for a crappier ... More >>

Katy Perry Straddles the Line Between Naughty and Nice, Last Night at KeyArena

Stephen Giang​Katy Perry Wednesday, July 20 KeyArena Once upon a time, a girl named Katy worked for a mean, scary butcher and spent her evenings eating cupcakes with her cat, Kitty Purry. Or so goes the storyline of Katy Perry's California Dreams tour, played out in a video sequence on screen ... More >>

Britney Spears Tries On Many Hats Without Choosing One at Tacoma Dome

Britney Spears played at the Tacoma Dome on Wednesday, June 29th. Photo by Marcella Volpintesta.​ Britney Spears Wednesday June 29th Tacoma Doma What are we allowed to expect from a pop star anymore? How many costume changes does a pop star need before we grab their shoulders and just ask the ... More >>

MTV Total Request Live Night

Britney Spears played at the Tacoma Dome on Wednesday, June 29th. Photo by Marcella Volpintesta.​ Britney Spears Wednesday June 29th Tacoma Doma What are we allowed to expect from a pop star anymore? How many costume changes does a pop star need before we grab their shoulders and just ask the ... More >>

The Genius of Ke$ha

The next Madonna? The next Lauper? Either way, you love her.

6 Things the Black Eyed Peas Could Do to Make Their Super Bowl Gig Tolerable

​We probably should have seen this coming. In the six years since the infamous Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" incident, Super Bowl viewers have been treated with classic, safe acts like The Who, the Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen. But back in June, over 700 million people watched ... More >>

Band of Horses' Dancing Cowboys "Dilly" Is One Of VEVO's Best Videos of 2010

VEVO's created a playlist of their Best Videos of 2010, and Band of Horses' bizarre "Dilly" is among their picks. The clip was shot by Philip Andelman (whose work includes Beyonce's "Halo," John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change," and more videos by the Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Jay-Z, ... More >>

Beyoncé Makes More Money Than Husband Jay-Z, Gaga, Britney, Miley, You

Richer than you.​Forbes just released their list of Hollywood's 20 Highest Earners of 2010, and the only pop star to make the Top 10 is a woman who didn't even release an album this year -- the holy Beyoncé Knowles. Beyoncé made $87 million this year, enough to put her at #9 on Forbes' list. ... More >>

Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster Named Top-Selling Album of 2010

​Ozzy Osbourne may be sick of Lady Gaga, but the rest of the world sure isn't. The pop superstar's EP The Fame Monster was named the best selling album of 2010, according to the United World Chart, a list compiled by Media Traffic, a website that tracks worldwide sales through extensive source ... More >>

Still More Annoying Than Cell Phones: Blaring "Dude Looks Like A Lady" From Your Boombox

​Which is exactly what this gentlemen was doing at the bus stop in front of Harborview at 8 a.m. this morning. Asking someone to turn off their music -- even if its 8 a.m. Aeorsmith -- is like asking someone to sit down at a concert. But the folks waiting for the bus were putting up with a lot ... More >>

The Blue Glass Debuts in Ballard, Taylor Swift's Favorite FroYo Shop to Open in Queen Anne

Taylor Swift loves Menchie's!​A new restaurant will open at 704 Northwest 65th Street in Ballard at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 2. The Blue Glass will serve "global comfort food" as well as offer a full bar and extensive wine list. In other news, Queen Anne View reports that the California-base ... More >>

Band of Horses' New Video For "Dilly" Features Dancing Motorcycle Gang in the Desert

​Band of Horses premiered another music video from Infinite Arms today -- the "Dilly" clip was shot by Philip Andelman (whose work includes Beyonce's "Halo," John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change," and more videos by the Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Jay-Z, and Ryan Adams); the song it ... More >>

The 50 Best Rock Singers of All Time, According to the P-I

Overlooked​ The P-I now has a slide show up of "The 50 best rock singers of all time." Even though this kind of list is always stupid, and this one in particular was obviously haphazardly thrown together because they needed to fill some space and get their page views up, what the hell, let's ... More >>

Today in Sex: How Not to Behave After You're Dumped

​The first time David Arquette drunkenly called into his pal Howard Stern's radio show to discuss the breakup of his marriage to Courtney Cox, it was kind of refreshing. He was raw, hurt, and obviously still in love with his wife. (Oh, and completely wasted.) Celebs normally listen to the publ ... More >>

Red: At Last, Helen Mirren as International Assassin!

​The first time David Arquette drunkenly called into his pal Howard Stern's radio show to discuss the breakup of his marriage to Courtney Cox, it was kind of refreshing. He was raw, hurt, and obviously still in love with his wife. (Oh, and completely wasted.) Celebs normally listen to the publ ... More >>

An Incomplete History of Duos Who Can't Keep Their Hands to Themselves

From Sonny & Cher to the White Stripes.

An Incomplete History: Notable Paul McCartney Covers and Tributes

From Cher's "My Love" to Jack White's performance for the First Family.

Vampire Weekend, Far East Movement, Amy Winehouse, and Everything Else Grace (and Our House) Is Listening To

Amy WinehouseDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​A couple weeks ago, my daughter, Grace, made her debut here on Reverb, listing out a few of my more embarassing personality traits. Here she throws down a ... More >>

Lilith Fair

Amy WinehouseDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​A couple weeks ago, my daughter, Grace, made her debut here on Reverb, listing out a few of my more embarassing personality traits. Here she throws down a ... More >>

Trouble in Paradis?

​No more waiting for Wednesday--now you can get a daily dose of Dategirl! When I saw the headline saying French actress Vanessa Paradis is reportedly "too scared" to marry her long-time boyfriend, Johnny Depp, I rolled my eyes. That's like being afraid of having too much money or too many or ... More >>

Eric Clapton Crossroads 2010 HD Movie To Be Shown at Bainbridge 5 on July 27

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival started in Dallas in 2004 featuring the likes of Carlos Santana, Joe Walsh, Jimmy Vaughn, and Bo Diddley. The second Festival in Chicago in 2007 sold out in 22 minutes. Now the 2010 Festival -- which happened on June 26 at Chicago's Toyota Park and also so ... More >>

Time's 100 Most Influential People on the Planet: The Clintons, The Gates, and Lady Gaga

Woman of power Lady Gaga​Time.com readers have voted and chosen Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi as their #1 most influential person of 2010, and close behind at #5 is Lady Gaga. Says Time: If you like dance and pop, the music is great -- well-produced and delightfully contagious ... More >>

And The Wiremen

Woman of power Lady Gaga​Time.com readers have voted and chosen Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi as their #1 most influential person of 2010, and close behind at #5 is Lady Gaga. Says Time: If you like dance and pop, the music is great -- well-produced and delightfully contagious ... More >>

The Slackers

Woman of power Lady Gaga​Time.com readers have voted and chosen Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi as their #1 most influential person of 2010, and close behind at #5 is Lady Gaga. Says Time: If you like dance and pop, the music is great -- well-produced and delightfully contagious ... More >>

5 Reasons to See Lilith Fair at the Gorge on July 3 (and Two Reasons to Skip It)

Renee McMahonSheryl Crow at Bumbershoot. She'll appear with the Lilith Fair at the Gorge on Saturday, July 3. Tickets are on sale March 27 via Ticketmaster.​10 years after hanging it up, Sarah McLachlan's ladies day out is back with its biggest, most diverse tour yet. Here's are five reasons t ... More >>

Lincoln Square Oscar Party

Renee McMahonSheryl Crow at Bumbershoot. She'll appear with the Lilith Fair at the Gorge on Saturday, July 3. Tickets are on sale March 27 via Ticketmaster.​10 years after hanging it up, Sarah McLachlan's ladies day out is back with its biggest, most diverse tour yet. Here's are five reasons t ... More >>

Seattle (and the Rest of the Country) Is Still Listening to Susan Boyle and Lady Gaga

I was gonna use a pic of Pearl Jam, but decided on a picture of Seattle's own Shanghai Pearl, instead.​Right now I'm listening to Bob Dylan's "Honest With Me," from Love & Theft. Best line ever: "My woman got a face like a teddy bear." The rest of the city's listening to Pearl Jam, The xx, and ... More >>

A Trashy Pop Music Junkie's Guide to the Top Five Concerts of 2009

​With the end of 2009 approaching, it seems that every music writer on the planet is obligated to share their subjective expertise on what the best moments in music were this year. At SW, we obviously concentrate on the local scene. But truth be told, my most diehard love goes to a genre that ... More >>

From the Basement: Blender's 50 Greatest Albums of 2001, Featuring Tenacious D, LFO, and Elton John

​Remember the music of 2001? Remember BLENDER!?!? Remember when it was called "Maxim Presents BLENDER!?" I'm in the process of moving, and like anyone else who's ever subscribed to a magazine, I've squirreled a few copies away for safe keeping. Among the mags I haven't tossed, and don't think ... More >>

Here's Why Seattleites Keep Gobbling Up Norah Jones' The Fall: It's the Guilty Pleasure Record of the Year

​I must admit that it hasn't left my home CD players (come on, it's a six-disc changer from the '90s) since I reviewed it. It goes down easy (after a few listens), and I'm starting to appreciate her as a rock 'n' roll frontwoman rather than a "Hey, this isn't jazz, but it's on Blue Note?" sing ... More >>

Seattle's Buying Tom Waits, Blakroc, and Pink Martini. Susan Boyle Still Rules the Rest of the Country

Tom Waits​No real surprises this week. Seattle's still listening to Tom Waits and The xx (that in-store surely helped), and Susan Boyle is still dominated the Billboard charts (after jump) with over 1.2 million copies of I Dreamed a Dream out the door. Here are the top sellers at Sonic Boom's ... More >>

Everybody’s Fine: Robert De Niro’s Holiday Miscalculation

Tom Waits​No real surprises this week. Seattle's still listening to Tom Waits and The xx (that in-store surely helped), and Susan Boyle is still dominated the Billboard charts (after jump) with over 1.2 million copies of I Dreamed a Dream out the door. Here are the top sellers at Sonic Boom's ... More >>

Seattle Loves Lady Gaga and Susan Boyle, Just Like the Rest of the Country

Lady Gaga moved more than 300,000 units around the country last week.​I didn't start the year thinking that an unknown Scottish singer's record would sell more units its first week than Eminem's would. But, damn, Susan Boyle just parlayed her 15 minutes into the biggest debut from a female art ... More >>

Seattle's Almost as Crazy For Norah Jones and John Mayer as the Rest of the Country Is

​At least 286,000 women in this country still love John Mayer (KeyArena, March 31). Sonic Boom and Easy Street shoppers still love Brandi Carlile and Built to Spill, and Robbie Williams appears destined to remain painfully ignored on our side of the water. Here's a look at what was selling in ... More >>

Seattle's Listening to Nirvana, Nirvana, and The XX. The Rest of the Country's Hot for Carrie Underwood

​The country's biggest seller last week -- Carrie Underwood's Play On, was not even one of the top 25 sellers at Sonic Boom in Ballard (full list here). Here's a look at what Seattleites were bringing home from Sonic Boom, and what turned up in Billboard's top 10 around the country (after the ... More >>

Space Cowboy

​The country's biggest seller last week -- Carrie Underwood's Play On, was not even one of the top 25 sellers at Sonic Boom in Ballard (full list here). Here's a look at what Seattleites were bringing home from Sonic Boom, and what turned up in Billboard's top 10 around the country (after the ... More >>

Could Lilith Fair Be A Little Less, Uh, Lily White?

Georgia Anne Muldrow​It's ba-ack. Did you miss it? Lilith Fair ran for three years as a blow-out "celebration of women in music" touring festival, anchored by Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan. From 1997 to 1999, the featured women ranged from lady folk staples like The Indigo Girls, Sheryl ... More >>